The Hengles - Bubblegum

SKIN

panic room

Pet Sounds

The Older I Get The More I Forget

Post-Punk, Indie Rock, New Wave, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelica

Many Dark Actors (Cracked Asphalt)

I wear my past like tattoos under my skin 
Every lesson learned the hardest way again 
Told myself I’d break the cycle, swear I’d make it stop 
But how do you plant roots when the ground still drops?

I’ve got ghosts in my blood, shadows in my name
Trying to be the hero but I still feel the same
How do I teach ‘em love when I don’t trust my own? 
What if I’m just an echo of the hurt I’ve known? 

I wanna build a home, not a house full of doubt 
Wanna be their calm, but the storm won’t drown out 
I swear I’d give ‘em everything, but is that enough? 
If I’m still bleeding, will they ever learn love?

Man, I swear I wanna do this right... 
But what if I ain't built for it? 
What if I pass down all the pain I was handed? 

I wear my past like tattoos under my skin, 
Lessons cut deep, yeah, they sink, they swim. 
Told myself I’d break it, cycle ends with me, 
But how you build a home when the ground ain’t steady? 

I got ghosts in my blood, voices in my brain, 
Tryna be the hero, but I still feel the same. 
How do I teach ‘em love when I don’t trust my own? 
What if I’m just a mirror of the hurt I’ve known? 

I wanna build a home, not a house full of doubt, 
Wanna be their calm, but the storm won’t drown out. 
I swear I’d give ‘em everything, but is that enough? 
If I’m still bleeding, will they ever learn love? 

They say love is patient, they say love is kind, 
I was raised in silence, love stayed blind. 
If I never had safe, never knew light, 
How do I give ‘em something I can’t find? 

What if I hold ‘em too tight, scared they’ll slip away?
What if they see the cracks in my DNA? 
I don’t wanna pass down pain like a hand-me-down coat, 
But what if the weight in my bones is all I know?

Look… I ain’t tryna mess this up. But every time I see their face,
I see my own reflection. And I don’t know if I like what I see. 
I just hope they never feel like me. 

I wanna build a home, not a house full of doubt, 
Wanna be their calm, but the storm won’t drown out. 
Maybe love ain’t perfect, maybe neither am I, 
But if I keep trying, is that enough to get it right?


Sunflower

Lord Nap